idioms using “set”

Set foot in

To enter, visit, or go to

“He had never set foot in the museum though he had lived next door to it for over twenty years.”

Set in stone

Fixed, unchangable

“The dates for the meeting are set in stone but the agenda is still flexible.”

Have your heart set on

To want something very much

“She had her heart set on a Hawaiian honeymoon but her fiance wanted to ski in the Swiss Alps.”

Dead set against

To completely oppose

“Many of the board members are dead set against the merger.”

Set for life

To be financially secure for the long term

“If the company sells, the founders will be set for life.”